Lithograph

Title:

The Soldier's Grave

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1985.003

Creator:

Currier & IvesLithographer

Date:

circa 1864

Description:

Hand-colored lithograph, The Soldier's Grave, by Currier and Ives, c. 1864. Ink and watercolor on paper. Mourning picture for Charles E. Hall (1838-1864). Woman in mourning clothes, at left, weeping at a grave, center. The grave is decorated with military iconography: eagle with shield, kepi, flags, bayonets, cannons, cannonballs and a broken sword. Printed and handwritten text on grave: "[printed] IN MEMORY OF / [manuscript] Charles E. Hall / of the / 9th New Hampshire Vols Co H. / who died at / Spottsylvania Va. May 12th 1864 / Aged 26 Years 1 Month." Below on stone is a printed poem: "A BRAVE AND GALLANT SOLDIER, / AND A TRUE PATRIOT. / His toils are past, his work is done; / And he is full blest; He fought the fight, the victory won, / And enters into rest." Handwritten ink inscription on grave's base: "Orderly Sergeant". Weeping willow, Civil War soldiers marching, and gravestones in background. Printed title lower center margin: "THE SOLDIER'S GRAVE / 104." Signed under image: PUB'D BY CURRIER & IVES [ ] according to act of Congress in the year 1862, by Currier and Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. 152 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK." Pencil inscription on frame's backing board, possibly, "Mr[s?]. Kelt / Burlington". Molded wood frame with gilded interior molding, glazed. Hand colored.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10 W-14 inches

Provenance:

Purchased along with a certificate of the promotion of Charles E. Hall to Sergeant in Company H of the 9th Regiment of NH Volunteers, 1864 (mss. accession).

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Hall, Charles E. (1837-1864)

Subjects:

Mourning, Civil War, Lithographs